I have seen photos of this record as a commercial copy (Cadence 1352) but never heard of it until very recently (and have only heard an excerpt of the A side)....
In 1959, The Islanders (Frank Metis and Randy Starr) hit the US top ten in November with the instrumental "The Enchanted Sea." That song is available on an...
This comes from www.realgonemusic.com, a reissue label I've only recently become aware of. The write-up looks pretty exciting. Note the involvement of ...
*We have a new blog post at... **'That 'Four Seasons' Sound' *http://thatfourseasonssound.typepad.com/seasonally/ * "Frankie Valli - Unreleased"* Ken Charmer...
Does anyone have any info, or contact details, on The Atlantis Showband, who appeared at the Orchid Ballroom in Coventry in 1963/64? It stated on the poster...
Did this show actually happen? In his 1969 recording "Soul Festival", for Buzz Cason's* Elf label, Clifford Curry sings of a Woodstock-like concert in ...
... Thank you for the mention of Ron Furmanek, Ash Wells and My CD. We are all very proud of this release and hopefully it will open the door to other related...
... One and the same Releases as Antoinette: A: Jenny Let Him Go B: Please Don't Hurt Me Anymore Decca UK F 11820 Jan 1964 A: There He Goes (The Boy I Love) B:...
... I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the Bradenton band "became the Allman Bro". I was in the Swingin' Saints with Dickie Betts in Bradenton...
Ken Charmer ... Once again my hat's off to Ken for this very informative and nice posting. I never cease to be amazed at Frankie Valli's voice even at 77! I...
... Can't vouch for the existence of the event itself, but I'll keep this as evidence that the Feminine Complex DID in fact exist. I'm getting tired of trying...
... Great post, Paul! And great story about the song! Funny that this should come up now. I play a ballroom dance gig every Tues (over 14 yrs now!) and I've ...
... Do you have any further info on that release? (number, date, scan or whatever)? (Although I have searched the net far & wide I never found anything.) ...
During Glen Campbell's acceptance speech at the Grammys, it was stated (by Glen's wife) that Al de Lory had passed away only the previous week. A note has...
... My impression is that this fantasy line-up has a parallel in Chuck Berry's song "Festival" ("They had a nationwide festival for 40 days and nights....")...
Hi group, I just picked up a second-hand copy of Motown Sings Motown Treasures (the 2 CD expanded version) and saw in the track notations that the Velvelettes'...
Steve, Ian, William, and anyone else interested: I've created a folder in the Photos section called "Ike and Tina on Philles" showing scans of the white-label...
Here is another new review of the CD, "The Portraits ~ 1966-68": http://roctoberreviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/portraits-1966-68.html Here is another recent one:...
When I was a little tacker, my old man bought a 45 record of a song, (which seemed really flash at the time, as I was only ever used to seeing 78's back then)....
Hi Spectropoppers, Hope it's been a great year for you! I'm really excited to let everyone know that the Jersey Girls (Denise Ferri and Bernadette Carroll) and...
There's a very fine streaming radio station on-line accessible through The Belmonts' website. http://www.thebelmonts.net Recommended for those whose tastes run...
... This is probably true. As a young singer with a group, Herb wanted to write for us and at the time was working out of The Brill Building for Vicki Music....
This has been on my "holy grail" list for years. The other three sides by Jimmy Ford on Stylo have been reissued on rockabilly compilations, but this beautiful...
We have new blog posts at... That 'Four Seasons' Sound' http://thatfourseasonssound.typepad.com/seasonally/ "CD Discography Up-date and a 'Surprise' find!" ...
This CD, produced by master guru Ron Furmanek, is nothing less than ASTOUNDING. 20 Red Bird tracks remixed from the multitracks, ALL in stereo sounding like...
